Overview

• Ross Chastain’s last-lap dive on Denny Hamlin at the Charlotte Roval sent both spinning, and Joey Logano advanced on points while Chastain was knocked out.
• NASCAR’s Mike Forde said evidence did not meet the bar for race or playoff manipulation and noted any successful wreck-to-advance move would be evaluated immediately using data and radio review.
• Senior communications director Amanda Ellis said teams can talk points for their own cars but not in ways that steer outcomes for others.
• Denny Hamlin called for NASCAR to set a clear precedent against intentional wrecks and publicly pushed to replace the Roval with the traditional Charlotte oval in the playoffs.
• Debate over the Roval intensified with Richard Petty and multiple analysts favoring a change, while post-race checks led to Riley Herbst’s weight DQ and R&D teardowns as Shane van Gisbergen won the race.